2005 DFL-Ligapokal
Tournament programme cover
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSchalke 04
Runner-upVfB Stuttgart
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored8 (1.6 per match)

The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal was the ninth edition of the Ligapokal, now under control of the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) as opposed to the German Football Association (DFB). The competition saw some format changes, with the preliminary round matches being played consecutively in the same stadium, and the final moved to the new Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Schalke 04 won their first title, beating VfB Stuttgart 1–0 in the final.

Participating clubs

A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League position
  • CW: Cup winners
  • TH: Title holders
Semi-finals
Bayern MunichTH (1st + CW) Schalke 04 (2nd)
Preliminary round
Werder Bremen (3rd) VfB Stuttgart (5th)
Hertha BSC (4th) Bayer Leverkusen (6th)

Matches

Preliminary round

Werder Bremen1 – 0Bayer Leverkusen
Klasnić 19' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Semi-finals

Bayern Munich1 – 2VfB Stuttgart
Makaay 19' Report Hitzlsperger 22'
Stranzl 90'
Attendance: 40,000

Schalke 042 – 1Werder Bremen
Bajramović 34'
Sand 71'
Report Valdez 90'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer

Final

VfB Stuttgart0–1Schalke 04
Report Kurányi 10'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)

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